Each of the Winners submitted an essay on how soccer (playing, coaching, or refereeing) has prepared them with skills for their career after graduation. Congratulations to the following $500 scholarship winners:

Kelly got a quick lead 0 to 3. After changing goalies and a halftime adjustment focused on positioning, pkaying outside and goalie handling Maroon rallied to 4 unanswered goals to win 4 to 3.

Both teams playing better in space could have turned this game either direction and will continue to reinforce playing proper sides, angles of the field as well as finding open space.
A marked improvement all around from game 1
John Daley

Good game by Silver. Getting ahead 4 goals in first half. Maroon managed to play better defensively, but getting my new players to understand positioning. Better second half by Maroon, but silver allowed very few shots and the kids should be proud.

We would all do well to remind our goalies not to set ball on ground after a save. Only on goal kicks.
We will see Silver 4 times so hopefully I fix things before then

Coming off weeks of preseason preparation Kelly and Royal both came well prepared for tonight’s season opener.
Royals’s early offensive barage yielded no results and Kelly took the lead a little more than halfway through the first half bringing the rowdy crowd to their side.
It was only after the referees took control of the unruly crowd, Royal bounced back establishing a lead that it never lost although the crowd never left Kelly’s side

Scholarship applicants must be in either the graduating class of 2018 or 2019 in high school. If you win as a junior you will not be eligible the next year. The club will award 4 $500 scholarships. The essay must be submitted no later than June 1st, 2018 . You may only submit one essay even if you are eligible in two different divisions of our club (ex. Play travel and referee house).

Please send to: Scholarship Committee

West Seneca Soccer Club

PO. Box 70

West Seneca NY 14224

Please submit a 250 word essay on how playing, refereeing or coaching soccer has prepared you with skills for your eventual career after college graduation. On top of your essay please put the following info-Name, Date of Graduation, and what division you are entering under. Please leave a few lines between this info and your essay. The information will be covered up for the “blind judging”. You will be assigned a number to your essay so we know who it belongs to but not the judges. Winners will be notified the week of June 18th at the start of the game they are playing, coaching or refereeing at. If you are a travel player you will be notified at your next home game from that date. The winning essays will be posted of the clubs website once that person is notified.